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As a number of my regular readers would know I recently ruptured my Achilles tendon and had to have an operation on it. Well, my ordeal with the scalpel wasn't over after that initial slice and dice meeting. Five weeks later, having watched Manchester City win the FA Cup final on television, I noticed a swelling where the stitches were. It started to get worse over the next few days. To cut a long story short, I had to have another operation to clean up the wound as it had been impacted by a staph infection. Naturally, at the time I was not a happy bunny as it was putting my rehab (not Amy Winehouse style) back to square one. This meant that I would be in a half cast for 10 days, using crutches before migrating to a moon boot (which in the past week I have stopped wearing). So what is it like going about your normal daily business whilst recovering from an Achilles operation? The answer is quite simple - it's bloody hard. In the early days, just going to the bathroom was an exp

One of the things that I wanted to do with my blog, dear reader, was to expand it in different directions, to boldly go where no-one has gone before (thanks Captain Kirk!). I have been wanting to undertake an interview with a person of interest for a long time now. Fortunately, all the planets aligned and I came across a person who fitted the bill for my first ever interview. Hopefully, it will be the first of many. Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly introduce to you Amira Aly, author of "The battle for Ma'at - book 1 Egypt the Uprising". I was introduced to Amira, fairly recently and can honestly say that she is one of the nicest people that your path could cross. Aside from that, Amira spins a great yarn based on fact and fiction. So without further a do, I give you my interview with Amira Aly! Q1 – Amira, you recently published your debut novel “Egypt the Uprising – Battle for Maat” which, I must say is a great read. What gave you the inspiration to write it? How lo

Just this once, I want to do something different. Normally I write a blog and try and make it a tad humerous. Normally I fail, but once in a while it comes off. Anyway, less digressing methinks. Recently, I had the pleasure of coming across a person who is really talented. I should thank Nes (aka Queen Nes) for introducing Amira to me. So a big thanks Nes!! The big thing about Amira is that she is now a fully fledged author and I really want to spread the word about her debut novel. What really hooked me initialy was the trailer for Amira's book. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVW66TLiElg If it grabs you, like it did me, then you can purchase the book called "Egypt The Uprising - Battle For Maat" at: https://www.ebookit.com/books/0000000695/Egypt-The-Uprising-The-Battle-for-Maat-Book-1.html I hope you enjoy this enthralling novel. Congratulations Amira!